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three days of talks with governments on how to end bloodshed in syria. more than 40,000 have died, including children, as owe now. and wednesday, the pope is tweeting, go on twitter to catch his first tweet from his personal account. the hope has managed to get nearly 600,000 followers in the last week. and on friday, person of the year, "time" is naming them. last year it was the protester that was picked. "time" is a sister company of cnn, and on saturday, egyptians vote. catch it live here on cnn. there you have it, a busy week ahead. it seems like whatever she does cases a stir, and now a tweet is causing a social media frenzy. take a look at your gas prices. the price fell a penny. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ tylenol bottle ] me too! and nasal co [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion.
three days of talks with governments on how to end bloodshed in syria. more than 40,000 have died, including children, as owe now. and wednesday, the pope is tweeting, go on twitter to catch his first tweet from his personal account. the hope has managed to get nearly 600,000 followers in the last week. and on friday, person of the year, "time" is naming them. last year it was the protester that was picked. "time" is a sister company of cnn, and on saturday, egyptians vote....
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the fighting in syria spilling over into neighboring lebanon. supporters and opponents of assad exchanging fire there. four people have been kill and a dozen wounded. >>> on violent end to a standoff at a fast-food restaurant. sacramento police and swatted teams surrounding this jack-in-the-box yesterday. investigators say that a suspect held two female hostages inside for at least three hours. one of the women reportedly escaped on her own and according to reports, officers determined that the remaining hostage was in immediate danger. so police opened fire wounding the suspect. remaining hostage was unhurt. the suspect later died at the hospital. >> gregg: new reaction to that deadly crash involving a dallas cowboys player. josh brent now facing up to 20 years behind bars for alleged drunk driving accident that killed his teammate. casey stegall is live in arlington, texas. >> reporter: today a judge set bail at josh brent at $500,000. his attorney is now saying that is too high. it is more than the cowboys authorized him to pay and he is peti
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what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical re
what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in...
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in syria the. part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands numb the last person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment and coming up in the next part of the program hundreds of thousands of palestinians welcome home for. the leader of mass is on his first visit to gaza after years in exile calling on his supporters. for the region for the. next winter olympics. you can tell an ordinary russian. apologist. eight different food. different animals. my journey began in the big city was all shiny. and shopping much like any other prosperous russian. so.
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have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still seems to be a conflict that can go on for a long time. host: if the regime fails, it president assad is forced out, who takes his place? caller: i think that is a major concern on all fronts. there is a great fear there could be anarchy and chaos. people in syria are well aware of what happened in neighboring iraq. there is a large number of people who are not necessarily tied to the government but are extremely frightened that there could be a bloodletting that was seen in neighboring iraq. host: your in beirut. you are obviously not allowed to travel easil
have we turned a corner with regards to the situation in syria? caller: it seems to me it is an important juncture, perhaps a crossroads. turning a corner might be going a bit far. president assad still has substantial military capabilities, quite a bit of support. he still has control of the capital. it is a little bit hard to say. clearly the risk and an upswing on the rebel side. -- there has been an upswing on the rebel side. i think there is momentum in favor of the rebels, but this still...
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syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel syrians are waging an offensive against other syrians, largely assad's government forces. unnamed u.s. officials say that syria has even gone so far as to load the precursor ingredients of sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into the aerial bombs. whether this activity is to protect the chemicals from advancing rebel forces, or for assad to actually use them against rebel forces, is not clear. as secretary of state hillary clinton points out. >> our concerns are that an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control
syria and egypt. >>> issue two. syrian nightmare. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command. the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> president obama this week warned the president of syria, bashar al-assad not to use syria's chemical weapons against his own people. rebel...
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syria then. apart. in fact fight one another for the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to. be confronted. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a cool sub in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless pushing ahead this week seeking that amendments. to surf earth reporting for us there now coming up in the next part of the program hundreds of thousands of palestinians but. that leader of hamas is on his first visit to gaza after years of exile calling on his supporters to keep up the resistance we ask what this means for the region and the world he said more after a short break. a forty nine year old southern california man was brought in president charles with possessing materials to make an explosive device all becaus
syria then. apart. in fact fight one another for the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to. be confronted. now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a cool sub in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless pushing...
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by these countries during creasing pressure on syria. the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors who are itching to intervene in syria the green light to go ahead with their plans damascus itself says it would be suicidal for them to do so but with the fear and the hype building up over the use of chemical weapons against civilians in syria it seems the u.s. might be preparing grounds to jump the gun on this one the jumping the gun scenario is not new for the u.s. almost ten years ago the bush administration confidently presented false evidence to invade iraq we have and descriptions of biological weapons factories on wheels and on rails in beijing triggered a civil war that killed more than one hundred thousand innocent iraqis and years later all washington had to say about this was the president thought it was correct congress thought it was of course i regret that it turned out a lot of it was wrong in the run up to the iraq invasion the us media was instrumen
by these countries during creasing pressure on syria. the syrian government sure knows that if they use chemical weapons it would give nato and some of their arab neighbors who are itching to intervene in syria the green light to go ahead with their plans damascus itself says it would be suicidal for them to do so but with the fear and the hype building up over the use of chemical weapons against civilians in syria it seems the u.s. might be preparing grounds to jump the gun on this one the...
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amounts among western nations that syria may on leash its chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a pretext for a rocky start invasion. and israel has drawn the wrath of the international community this week with major powers than the u.n. than bastin the country's legal decision to extend the settlement building on palestinian lands. you're watching the weekly news review with me carrie johnston. egypt's president has scrapped the decree that had given him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land but the opposition says that's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution. for next week while the military has stepped in to act as a buffer between the warring sides it's beefing up a barricade around the presidential palace which has come under attack from protesters for the very latest on these developments his journalist bill true. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people really think you know the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday saturday they
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embassador john bolton, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> the fighting in syria's spilling into neighboring lebanon. take a listen here. you can hear the gunshots. the rocket-propelled grenades and more tar fire are in the streets. supporters of bashar al-assad exchanging gunfire. more than a dozen people have been killed, more than 60 wounded. >> as unrest in other parts of the world, europe, in spain, a developing conflict over medical workers. they're taking to the streets to protest budgets cuts and plans to privatize hospitals in spain. thousands of demonstrators marched through madrid. critics say it would dismental spain's healthcare system but the government says cuts are necessary to secure health services during the recession. >>> the countdown continues. at this point there's just over three weeks until our nation potentially tumbles over what we call the fiscal cliff. john boehner says there's been no real progress in the negotiations between the white house and lawmakers on capitol hill. now he's accusing president obama of dragging his feet as the deadline looms. i
embassador john bolton, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> the fighting in syria's spilling into neighboring lebanon. take a listen here. you can hear the gunshots. the rocket-propelled grenades and more tar fire are in the streets. supporters of bashar al-assad exchanging gunfire. more than a dozen people have been killed, more than 60 wounded. >> as unrest in other parts of the world, europe, in spain, a developing conflict over medical workers. they're taking to the...
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scrap the referendum on the new is the myspace constitution we got the latest tonight plus rebels in syria come together under one military command now this is more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention we examine that and how massive i was to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure stop building a wall settle. a low and welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. it's eleven pm here in moscow kevin oh in first egypt's opposition is calling for more protests after president morsi insisted on plowing ahead with a referendum on a new constitution which is viewed by many as discriminatory even his decision to scrap the decree which granted him almost absolute power was dismissed as a play on words area journalist protrudes in cairo she says his unexpected u. turn has failed to ease the tension. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people were really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition
scrap the referendum on the new is the myspace constitution we got the latest tonight plus rebels in syria come together under one military command now this is more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention we examine that and how massive i was to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure stop building a wall settle. a low and welcome if you...
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as fears mount about western nations that syria may on lease its chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a britax for iraq style invasion. israel's been criticized by the international community this week with major powers under un lambasted the country's illegal decision to continue building settlements on palestinian lands. in the russian capital watching the joshua welcome to the program now edges president has scraps the decree that gave him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land but the opposition says that's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution is still scheduled for next week mohamed morsi extended powers and the charter his islamist lawmakers drew up sparked nationwide protests and clashes seven people have been killed and hundreds injured forcing the powerful military to weigh in with intervention threats the general say the government and opposition must reach an agreement or face tough measures to restore order telmarc has more from cairo. demonstration deja vu it's all this week some fri
as fears mount about western nations that syria may on lease its chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a britax for iraq style invasion. israel's been criticized by the international community this week with major powers under un lambasted the country's illegal decision to continue building settlements on palestinian lands. in the russian capital watching the joshua welcome to the program now edges president has scraps the decree that gave him sweeping new powers and...
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rebels in syria come together under one of military command and meanwhile more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention. and hamas to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years and while israel is losing allies through its plans to build more settlements. and broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is our tease from the ground have you with us the opposition has announced it will boycott the referendum on the new constitution saying that the document fails to represent the whole nation president morsi has ordered the military to maintain security until after saturday's vote on the disputed draft it is viewed by many as discriminatory and journalist bell true has more from cairo. national salvation front which is the coalition of opposition forces the press conferences they express their complete rejection of the referendum of the constitution which they say in force is dictatorial tendencies and the key economic and social rights that called for more protests o
rebels in syria come together under one of military command and meanwhile more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention. and hamas to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years and while israel is losing allies through its plans to build more settlements. and broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is our tease from the ground have you with us the opposition has...
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rebels in syria come together on the one military command now meantime more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons or increasingly see as a pretext for intervention. and how massive to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure to stop building more settlements. hello and welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. it's now eight pm here in moscow my name's kevin know it first egypt's opposition is calling for more protests tonight after president morsi insisted on plowing ahead with a referendum on the new constitution which is viewed by many as discriminatory even his decision to scrap the decree which had granted him always absolute power was dismissed as a play on words journalist well true in cairo for us says is an expected you turn has failed to ease tensions. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment as people were really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday saturday they had a meeting which was dubbed the nat
rebels in syria come together on the one military command now meantime more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons or increasingly see as a pretext for intervention. and how massive to see palestinians liberated as the militant group marks twenty five years in action while israel faces global pressure to stop building more settlements. hello and welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. it's now eight pm here in moscow my name's kevin know it first egypt's...
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rebels in syria come together under one military command meanwhile more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention. and massive crowds to see palestinians and liberated yes but it's a new group marks twenty five years in action for israel faces a global pressure to stop building settlements. you're watching artie's that we can use review with me kerry johnston welcome. egypt's opposition is calling for more protests after president merci insisted on planning ahead with a referendum on a new constitution which is viewed by many as discriminatory even his decision to scrap the decree granting him almost absolute power was dismissed as a play on words a journalist held true in cairo says his unexpected u. turn has failed to ease tension. it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment is people really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday is saturday they had a meeting which was dubbed the national dialogue meeting between political party leaders the president
rebels in syria come together under one military command meanwhile more global calls to prevent the government from using chemical weapons are increasingly seen as a pretext for intervention. and massive crowds to see palestinians and liberated yes but it's a new group marks twenty five years in action for israel faces a global pressure to stop building settlements. you're watching artie's that we can use review with me kerry johnston welcome. egypt's opposition is calling for more protests...
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as fears mount among western nations that syria may only shoots chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a pretext for an iraq style invasion. israel's drawn the wrath of the international community this week was the major powers in the u.n. lambasted illegal decision to stand settlement building on palestinian land. you're watching are you coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie egyptian president has scrapped a decree that gave him sweeping new powers and effectively put him above the law of the land by the opposition says it's not enough as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution is still scheduled for next week while for the latest on these developments here journalist bell true in cairo . it does come as a bit of a surprise at the moment is people really thinking the president wouldn't move on his stance against the opposition forces demands yesterday saturday they had a meeting which was dubbed the national dialogue meeting between political party leaders the president and his cabinet notably some of the key opposition forces that are
as fears mount among western nations that syria may only shoots chemical weapons to quash the rebels many wonder if it's all just a pretext for an iraq style invasion. israel's drawn the wrath of the international community this week was the major powers in the u.n. lambasted illegal decision to stand settlement building on palestinian land. you're watching are you coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie egyptian president has scrapped a decree that gave him sweeping new powers and...
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draws a red line for syria's president assad. we'll the bloody civil war in sir i wouldn't took a por more ominous turn with the assad regime might use chemical weapons against rebel forces. joining us, embassador michael oren. there's a report in the sunday times of london that israel has spotters on the ground in syria. what is your latest intelligence about assad preparing possibly getting ready to use chemical weapons. is he still mixing the gas we saw signs of this week or have the warnings from the president and secretary of state hillary clinton scared him off? >> we're watching the situation carefully. it's not new to us, syria has a varied, deep chemical weapons program, geographically dispersed. were the weapons to pass into the wrong hands that would be a game-changer. >> at this point any signs as to whether he's continuing to mix the gas or whether he pulled back? >> i can't confirm those reports but i can say we're watching it and we have a very clear red line about the chemicals passing into the wrong hands. imagin
draws a red line for syria's president assad. we'll the bloody civil war in sir i wouldn't took a por more ominous turn with the assad regime might use chemical weapons against rebel forces. joining us, embassador michael oren. there's a report in the sunday times of london that israel has spotters on the ground in syria. what is your latest intelligence about assad preparing possibly getting ready to use chemical weapons. is he still mixing the gas we saw signs of this week or have the...
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lou: let's turn to syria. as you know, the secretary of state meeting with russian counterparts in ireland today saying the united states agrees with russia d backing mediation to resolve the civil war. is there movement there or is it simply the perception of a -- of movement? >> i don't b it. the russians are jealously guarding the port of tartus where they have a significant military and inancial investment insyria. they are a patron of syria. it is very unlikely of the russians are going to help dislodge this, and that is a shame, obviously, because the syrians are loading chemical weapons. we hear dangerous reports command of syria right now. lou: and we learn that the pen exiles, one of the exile leaders returning to gaza today. well, not rerning to, but going from whichhe had been banned for 45 years. your reaction? and an assessment of its significance. >> sure. the political leader. this is seen as a victory. i'm not sure why they t im back in. but currently celebrating his 205th anniversary, and they
lou: let's turn to syria. as you know, the secretary of state meeting with russian counterparts in ireland today saying the united states agrees with russia d backing mediation to resolve the civil war. is there movement there or is it simply the perception of a -- of movement? >> i don't b it. the russians are jealously guarding the port of tartus where they have a significant military and inancial investment insyria. they are a patron of syria. it is very unlikely of the russians are...
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syria has stepped on the line. i don't think we can afford another war in the middle east in 11 years. i don't think we have the interest. >> whether killed by a bullet or killed by a bomb or killed by a chemical, it's still 40,000 people have been murdered. we he haven't done anything. now there is starting to be this rumble that we need to get involved. people pushed in a corner buy people that want us in syria and i think it's a mistake. we're going to help the syrian rebels like we did in libya. people in the ground unless we are going to get wmds or protect our allies on border. syria huge mistake. two wars in the middle east 11 years is enough. >> all right. stephan, what about the idea of these chemical weapons and the risk to other countries if they are used? so, for example, is there a plume or something that can go into turkey or into israel or somewhere in a neighboring country that then will force our hand? >> i don't have a perfect understanding of how this gas spreads. my impression is that it will no
syria has stepped on the line. i don't think we can afford another war in the middle east in 11 years. i don't think we have the interest. >> whether killed by a bullet or killed by a bomb or killed by a chemical, it's still 40,000 people have been murdered. we he haven't done anything. now there is starting to be this rumble that we need to get involved. people pushed in a corner buy people that want us in syria and i think it's a mistake. we're going to help the syrian rebels like we...
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plus, mayhem in the middle east as worries grow that syria may use chemical weapons and egypt moves closer to civil war. can the u.s. stay on the sidelines much longer? and a military judge moved from the trial of ahsan after demanding the army major shave. did the order show bias? >> ♪ >> welcome to the journal, he editorial report. little progress this week in evidence to avoid january's looming tax and spending cuts commonly known as the fiscal cliff. despite a call between president obama and john boehner, the two sides appear to be no closer to a compromise. are republicans working on the scenes on a plan b? wall street journal columnist, dan henninger and kim strassel. you have bean working the phones, is there something going on between speaker boehner and the president? >> no, i think that they are nowhere and it's because the president is refusing to budge at all on the top toks ratestopx rates and we'll go off the cliff if the republicans don't acreed to that demand. so we're still at a stand still. >> paul: kim, why is the president so insistent on increasing tax rates? boehne
plus, mayhem in the middle east as worries grow that syria may use chemical weapons and egypt moves closer to civil war. can the u.s. stay on the sidelines much longer? and a military judge moved from the trial of ahsan after demanding the army major shave. did the order show bias? >> ♪ >> welcome to the journal, he editorial report. little progress this week in evidence to avoid january's looming tax and spending cuts commonly known as the fiscal cliff. despite a call between...
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. >> i want to move on from egypt to syria. there are thousands near turkey. then we learned that the possibility of weaponizing a chemical weapon inside syria was on the table perhaps bias sad a -- by assad and his regime. where are we now? >> assad that is given an indication that he is closer to being able to use the chemical we know upons. he may be trying to increase his bargaining lev raj. he may be moving the stuff to a location that is better for his defensive purposes. when you combine this ingenls the west picked up with the gains that the opposition forces have made in and around damascus and elsewhere in the country it tends to indicate things are moving toward a conclusion. we thought that before that assad was going to fall. there are no guarantees. i think the dangers, the risks, the possibility that in an act of desperation assad might use the chemical weapons i think we have to be realistic about those. >> we have already said through our state department and the white house that that would be the red line if in a fact they did that that we wo
. >> i want to move on from egypt to syria. there are thousands near turkey. then we learned that the possibility of weaponizing a chemical weapon inside syria was on the table perhaps bias sad a -- by assad and his regime. where are we now? >> assad that is given an indication that he is closer to being able to use the chemical we know upons. he may be trying to increase his bargaining lev raj. he may be moving the stuff to a location that is better for his defensive purposes. when...
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syria has a varied, deep chemical weapons program. it is geographically dispersed as well and were those weapons to pass into the wrong hands, that would be a game changer for us. >> chris: at this point, any signs as to whether he is continuing to mix the sarin gas? or whether he pulled back from that? >> i cannot confirm the reports but i can say, again we are watching it and i will tell you we have a very clear red line, about those chemical weapons, passing into the wrong hands. can you imagine, if hezbollah, 70,000 rockets, got its hands on chemical weapons, that could kill thousands of people. >> chris: let's talk about that. the u.s. drew a red line, this week and their red line is different than israel's red line is, if assad uses them against his own people, israel's line, as you say, is if he were to lose control or give the weapons to extremists, which raises the question, how big a presence do jihadists and especially those allies of al qaeda play in the rebels who are opposing and fighting assad and syria? >> we support t
syria has a varied, deep chemical weapons program. it is geographically dispersed as well and were those weapons to pass into the wrong hands, that would be a game changer for us. >> chris: at this point, any signs as to whether he is continuing to mix the sarin gas? or whether he pulled back from that? >> i cannot confirm the reports but i can say, again we are watching it and i will tell you we have a very clear red line, about those chemical weapons, passing into the wrong hands....
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civiing now to syria, and the aivil war could be approaching a tonning point tonight. rebels are threatening the damascus airport. the assad regime's lifeline tots few remaining allies. charlie d'agata has more on this. >> reporter: the outskirts of amascus have become a grttleground with some of the fiercest fighting the city has seen yet. syrian rebels say they're closing in on the capital street by street. ow within their sights is their biggest target-- the damascus international airport, about 12 heles southeast of the city. poavy bombardment reported today in the suburbs in the surrounding area. rebel leaders called the airport a legitimate target, and gave a atark warning to the regime and outside travelers to avoid it at all costs. fighting near the airport force the suspension of commercial flights this week. some airlines have already stopped all together. a rebel takeover of the airport ould also cut off weapon supplies and regime allies like iran says andrew tabler of the washington institute of near wa east policy. >> as the country's longest runways, from
civiing now to syria, and the aivil war could be approaching a tonning point tonight. rebels are threatening the damascus airport. the assad regime's lifeline tots few remaining allies. charlie d'agata has more on this. >> reporter: the outskirts of amascus have become a grttleground with some of the fiercest fighting the city has seen yet. syrian rebels say they're closing in on the capital street by street. ow within their sights is their biggest target-- the damascus international...
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nobody knows more or cares more about this than the next door neighbor to syria, israel. we'll be talking to israel's ambassador to the united states at the top of the hour. >> all right, chris. let's end on a better note. redskins or ravens today? >> oh, redskins, easy. >> we like that. gotta love the home team. thanks, chris. >> you bet. >> catch fox news sunday at 9:00 a.m., right after our show. . >>> well, history in the commonwealth. delegate herring was unanimously elected as the new chair woman of the state democratic party. she is the first african american to hold the position. the three-term delegate succeeds moran, who announced he wouldn't seek another term. . >>> and of course the big game today. everyone's talking about it. fedex field. and our photographer is out there with those live shots. it's a little gloomy right now! >> it is. it's showery and we also have fog and lots of clouds. it started last night and it's sticking around today, folks. just be prepared. >> making it interesting. >> well, it will make it interesting. it will be challenging at leas
nobody knows more or cares more about this than the next door neighbor to syria, israel. we'll be talking to israel's ambassador to the united states at the top of the hour. >> all right, chris. let's end on a better note. redskins or ravens today? >> oh, redskins, easy. >> we like that. gotta love the home team. thanks, chris. >> you bet. >> catch fox news sunday at 9:00 a.m., right after our show. . >>> well, history in the commonwealth. delegate herring...
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syria is teetering, jordan is burning and the future is yet to be written. the question, will there be elections, will islamists win, will it be one man one vote or one man, one vote, one time. with that, we are going to debate the motion, if democracy is going to triumph are victories at the ballot box unavoidable. we will have opening remarks from our panelists. from there, we will have some question and answers from myself and the audience and our panelists will be allowed two minutes at the end to restate their case and potentially persuade you to believe in what they believe. we'll start with reuel. you may begin. >> this is at such an angle, i don't think i can drink. >> i'm confident you will find a way to drink. >> i want to thank everyone for coming and particularly i want to thank my co-panelists here. rob and i have been debating this issue for almost a decade. certainly with bret, i don't think i ever disagreed with him except on this issue and i particularly have to thank my debating colleague, brian katulis from the center of american progress.
syria is teetering, jordan is burning and the future is yet to be written. the question, will there be elections, will islamists win, will it be one man one vote or one man, one vote, one time. with that, we are going to debate the motion, if democracy is going to triumph are victories at the ballot box unavoidable. we will have opening remarks from our panelists. from there, we will have some question and answers from myself and the audience and our panelists will be allowed two minutes at the...
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>> jeff: tonight the battle for syria, as rebel forces continue their advance on damascus high level diplomats say the conflict is getting worse amid claims al qaeda fighters in the country are getting smarter. david martin at the pentagon with the latest. >> with the fiscal cliff looming the future of many small businesses is up in the air. randall pinkston heads up the cost of uncertainty for one owner. >> a therapy already used with adults shows promise in treating children with advanced leukemia. this young girl shares her experience. >> and holiday return. >> it's my pleasure to return this to you. >> jeff: tony guida watches as a famous hotel welcomes back long missing items, no questions asked. >> this is the captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. syrian rebels tonight are ramping up their adult-- assault on damascus and a legalo the country's largest city. the u.n. peace envoy met with u.n. and russian diplomats trying to broker a cease-fire. at the same time there is growing concern tonight over al qaeda's influe
>> jeff: tonight the battle for syria, as rebel forces continue their advance on damascus high level diplomats say the conflict is getting worse amid claims al qaeda fighters in the country are getting smarter. david martin at the pentagon with the latest. >> with the fiscal cliff looming the future of many small businesses is up in the air. randall pinkston heads up the cost of uncertainty for one owner. >> a therapy already used with adults shows promise in treating children...
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we're just at the beginning of a very long struggle for syria. >> what are our options in syria? >> aaron is actually right. i was in lebanon in beirut. i went to the south and inside syria for three days in july. it's true. the civil war will outlive bah sha -- bashar al assad. all the minorities are fearing today. they're, of course, pro-assad, simply because they fear the hard core islamist element within the free syrian army is what's blocking them from major defection. they feel their interests will be actually threatened in the future. they will not -- they are not willing to join them for a reason. they know there will be retaliation against them. not for what they did with assad, for who they are. the army today and their leader need to come out publicly and say that there will be a formula of power sharing for the future of syria for a post-assad era that include them and not exclude them. they need to understand that they will be safe and be protected. >> so enjoyed this insightful conversation. thanks to both of you. >>> coming up, a major tea party player stepping asi
we're just at the beginning of a very long struggle for syria. >> what are our options in syria? >> aaron is actually right. i was in lebanon in beirut. i went to the south and inside syria for three days in july. it's true. the civil war will outlive bah sha -- bashar al assad. all the minorities are fearing today. they're, of course, pro-assad, simply because they fear the hard core islamist element within the free syrian army is what's blocking them from major defection. they...